Sensor driven enhanced visualization and audio effects

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods may be used to provide effects corresponding to movement of instrument objects or other objects. A method may include receiving sensor data from an object based on movement of the object, recognizing a gesture from the sensor data, and determining an effect, such as a visualization or audio effect corresponding to the gesture. The method may include causing the effect to be output in response to the determination.

BACKGROUND

Playing and listening to live music has been captivating humans formillennia. Traditionally, live performances featured little in the wayof visual effects. More recently, live performances have been augmentedby video, lighting effects, pyrotechnics, and props. While these effectshave been entertaining, they do not let the audience experience themusician's point of view. These effects are further limited in that theyare not controllable by the musician during the performance.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the drawings, which are not necessarily drawn to scale, like numeralsmay describe similar components in different views. Like numerals havingdifferent letter suffixes may represent different instances of similarcomponents. The drawings illustrate generally, by way of example, butnot by way of limitation, various embodiments discussed in the presentdocument.

FIG. 1 illustrates a pair of drum sticks for creating visualization oraudio effects in accordance with some embodiments.

FIGS. 2A-2C illustrate example visualization effects in accordance withsome embodiments.

FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate instrumentation objects for creatingvisualization or audio effects in accordance with some embodiments.

FIG. 4 illustrates a system for providing effects corresponding tomovement of an instrumentation object in accordance with someembodiments.

FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart showing a technique for providing effectscorresponding to movement of an instrumentation object in accordancewith some embodiments.

FIG. 6 illustrates generally an example of a block diagram of a machineupon which any one or more of the techniques (e.g., methodologies)discussed herein may perform in accordance with some embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Systems and methods for providing virtual instrument visualizationeffects corresponding to movement of physical objects, such as drumsticks, a violin bow, a guitar pick, a conductor baton, or the like aredescribed herein. The systems and methods described herein are used toaugment and enrich experiences from traditional musical instruments bycommunicating with a device to perform motion sensing, gesturedetection, and wireless communication.

The systems and methods described herein are used for music performancewith enhanced experiences. Motion sensing is added to one or moremusical instruments, such as a drum stick, a violin/viola/cello bow, aguitar pick, an end of a guitar (e.g., headstock), a conductor's baton,or the like. The musical experience of an artist or audience may beenhanced, and may include real instruments or virtual instruments, suchas those used in virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) systems.

Some traditional systems may use one or more cameras to track musicalinstruments. An issue with these traditional systems is that they may beoccluded by a player's own hand. The presently described systems andmethods use a sensor, such as a nine-axis gyroscope and accelerometer,which may measure rotation, location, or orientation. The sensor may beused without a camera, which allows uninterrupted rotation, location, ororientation information to be available while a user plays, withoutconcern for a camera line of sight.

In an example, the systems and methods described herein provide audibleand visual feedback to be played and displayed, respectively, when anaction, motion, or gesture occurs at a device (e.g., a drum stick, aviolin/viola/cello bow, a guitar pick, an end of a guitar, a conductor'sbaton, or the like). In an example, the audible feedback may includesound created at a musical instrument by the action, motion, or gesture(e.g., when a violin bow traverses a violin string, the string vibrates,causing sound to be produced), which may be augmented (e.g., amplifiedand played by a speaker, changed, or distorted) or the created sound maybe added to by the audible feedback (e.g., additional sound may beplayed not caused by the musical instrument). In another example, theaudible feedback may include sound created by a computer system, such asa Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) system, a drum kit, etc.This type of audible feedback may be created by, for example, tracking agesture of one or more drum sticks (e.g., without hitting an actualdrum), tracking movement of a conductor's baton, etc.

The visual feedback provided in the system may be displayed for anaudience, a performer, a remote viewer, or a combination thereof. Thevisual feedback may include using a display screen, a VR or AR display,etc. Other visual feedback may include fireworks, animated or videosequences, lighting effects on a wearable device, or the like. Thevisual or audible feedback described herein may be based on additionalactivity of a user, such as dancing, gestures, predetermined effects, orthe like.

FIG. 1 illustrates a pair of drum sticks 100 for creating visualizationor audio effects in accordance with some embodiments. The pair of drumsticks 100 include a first drum stick 102A and a second drum stick 102B.Each of the pair of drum sticks 100 includes a respective motion sensor104A and 104B and respective circuitry 106A and 106B. Although a singlesensor 104A and 104B are illustrated in FIG. 1, it is understood thatmultiple sensors may be used on each drum stick 102A and 102B. Thecircuitry 106A and 106B may include a transceiver, a processor, memory,or a system on a chip. In an example, the first drum stick 102A may be aparent and the second drum stick 102B may be a child. The parent mayreceive information from the sensor 104B of the child, and the parentmay forward that sensor information along with information from thesensor 104A of the parent to a device, such as a mobile device, acomputer, a server, etc., for further processing. In another example,the pair of drum sticks 100 may independently send information to adevice.

The pair of drum sticks 100 may be paired by assigning one to a lefthand of a user and one to a right hand of a user (or simulating such).The left hand assigned drum stick may be assigned to output a first setof audible or visual feedback and the right hand assigned drum stick maybe assigned to output a second set of audible or visual feedback. Forexample, either drum stick may be used to cause drum sound as audiblefeedback based on the location and motion of the drum stick, and one ofthe drum sticks may be assigned to a first visual effect (e.g., aflashing light on a proximate wearable device), and the other of thedrum sticks may be assigned to a second visual effect (e.g., a visualeffect on a display screen).

The sensors 104A, 104B may include a magnetometer, accelerometer, orgyroscope. For example, the sensors 104A, 104B may include a nine-axissensor with a magnetometer, accelerometer, and a gyroscope for detectinglocation, position, and movement. The sensors 104A. 104B may beinitiated at a starting location, position, or orientation, such thatthe sensors 104A. 104B may determine relative locations, positions,movement, or orientations in response to changes by the pair of drumsticks 100.

The sensor 104A may provide data based on movement of the drum stick102A. The transceiver of circuitry 106A may transmit the sensor data toa device, such as a wearable device (e.g., a smart watch), a mobiledevice, a computer, a remote server, or the like. The device receivingthe sensor data may include a processor to recognize a gesture from thesensor data. The gesture may be used to determine a visualization effectcorresponding to the gesture or an audio effect including a drum soundcorresponding to the gesture. The gesture may include movement from thepair of drum sticks 100 in coordination with each other. In an example,timing information may be sent to coordinate displaying thevisualization effect and playing the audio effect. The gesture may bebased on an orientation, location, movement, or force of one or both ofthe pair of drum sticks 100, for example as determined by one or more ofthe first sensor 104A or the second sensor 104B.

The gesture may be determined based on additional input, such as anadditional sensor attached to an ankle or a foot of a user controllingthe drum stick 102A. The additional sensor may output data to cause asecond audio effect, such as a second drum sound (e.g., a bass drumsound) corresponding to a second gesture. The second audio effect may beplayed by a speaker. The gesture may include one or more of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, a minimum deceleration, or the like.

A display device may be used to display the visualization effect or aspeaker may be used to play the audio effect. The speaker may becontrolled by a MIDI player. The audio effect may includeMultidimensional Polyphonic Expression instructions for use by the MIDIplayer. In an example, the processor of circuitry 106A may be used todetermine the gesture. In an example, a visualization effect may bedetermined based on one or more previously recognized gestures (e.g., aseries). The visualization effect may include using a plurality ofwearable devices within a predetermined proximity of the drum stick 102Ato display the visualization effect. Devices within the predeterminedproximity may include devices on a wi-fi network, within range of aBluetooth device or devices, within a specified distance, within a room,etc.

FIGS. 2A-2C illustrate example visualization effects 200A-200C inaccordance with some embodiments. The first visualization effect 200Aincludes sensor visualization effects 202 and orientation visualizationeffects 204 and 206. The second visualization effect 200B includes afront-facing view of a drum set and a drummer. The third visualizationeffect 200C includes a point-of-view perspective display of a drum set208. The components of the visualization effects 200A-200C may includevirtual components or augmented reality components. For example, thedrum sets displayed in visualization effects 200B-200C may be virtual(e.g., displayed using a VR display).

Motion data or gesture primitives detected by a sensor may be used tocreate visualizations or visual effects to accompany a performance, suchas to enhance an audience experience. For example, enhanced visualexperiences may be shown, such as capturing activity level (e.g., sensorvisualization effects 202 related to an accelerometer or gyroscope of adrum stick or other musical instrument), orientation of the musicalinstrument device (e.g., drum sticks, as shown in the orientationvisualization effects 204-206), or other aspects of a performance. Asystem to predetermine the visualization effect 200A may include acustomizable platform to select a background or visual effects, whichmay be manipulated by a user. Audience interaction may be enabled, suchas at wearable devices (e.g., wrist bands) where lights may turn on andoff, which may be controlled using the musical instrument device (e.g.,drum sticks).

In an example, the visualization effects 200A-200B may be presented toan audience of a user controlling a musical instrument device. Forexample, a display screen may be used to display visualization effects200A or 200B. For visualization effect 200C, the point-of-view drum set208 may be presented, in an example, on a display screen to an audience.In an example, the visualization effect 200C may be presented using a VRdisplay to a controller of the musical instrument device (e.g., drumsticks). The visualization effect 200C within the VR display may showthe point-of-view drum set 208 and may include virtual drum sticks 210or a virtual pedal 212. The virtual drum sticks 210 may be displayedvirtually at a location corresponding to real drum sticks based onsensors and location information of the real drum sticks. The user ofthe real drum sticks, while wearing the VR display, may see the virtualdrum sticks 210 as if the user was holding the virtual drum sticks 210(and hands may also be shown to further this effect). The user may wearan ankle or foot device with a sensor to detect motion of the ankle orfoot. The detected motion may cause the foot pedal 212 to move (e.g., inthe VR environment) and may cause an audible or visual effect to occur.The user wearing the VR display may play the drum set 208 virtually withthe virtual drum sticks 210 by controlling the real drum sticks (andoptionally the foot pedal 212). The drum set 208 may move or display avisualization according to motion of the real drum sticks (e.g., thecymbals may crash, a drum head may appear to vibrate, a played drum maylight up, etc.).

FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate instrumentation objects 300A-300C for creatingvisualization or audio effects in accordance with some embodiments.

For example, the instrumentation object 300A may be a violin bow, violabow, cello bow, or other stringed instrument bow. The instrumentationobject 300A includes a sensor 304 and may include circuitry 306, such asa transceiver, a processor, memory, or a system on a chip. In theexample shown in FIG. 3A, the sensor 304 is located at the tip of theinstrumentation object 300A. In other examples, the sensor 304 may belocated in the middle of the instrumentation object 300A or at the frog.The sensor 304 may include a gyroscope, an accelerometer, or amagnetometer to determine position, orientation, or movement of theinstrumentation object 300A. In an example, a plurality of sensors maybe disposed on the instrumentation object 300A (e.g., one at the tip,one in the middle, and one at the frog).

The sensor 304 may track back and forth movement of the instrumentationobject 300A. The sensor 304 may track bow tapping movements (e.g. in aperpendicular or partially perpendicular movement to the back and forthtraditional bow movement on a stringed instrument). The tracked movement(or position or orientation) of the instrumentation object 300A may beused to create or identify visual effects to be shown. The visualeffects may be matched to the music created by playing the stringedinstrument with the instrumentation object 300A. In another example,augmented audible feedback may be created or identified by the trackedmovement, which may be played in addition to the music created. Forexample, a real violin may be played using the instrumentation object300A as a bow, and the sensor on the bow may add to a performanceexperience by integrating visual or audio effects in addition to themusic created by playing the violin. For example, when the bow moves ina first direction, a first visual or audible effect may be created oridentified and when the bow moves in a second direction, a second visualor audible effect may be created or identified. In an example, mixersmay be used to add in augmented sound. For example, a MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression for use with a MIDI player may be used to createor play the augmented sound.

In an example, a player of an instrument using the instrumentationobject 300A may have a sensor on a finger or fingers of the player. Forexample, a violin player may place a sensor or sensors on one or morefingers used to play violin (e.g., a fourth finger of the player's lefthand). The movement of the pinky finger may indicate a particular visualeffect. For example, when playing a stringed instrument, notes may oftenbe played interchangeably with different fingers (e.g., the fourthfinger in first position on a first string, an open second string, or asecond finger in a third position on the first string may all correspondto a single note). By playing with a particular finger, a specificvisual (or audible) affect may be identified or created.

The instrumentation object 300A may be in communication with a server.The server may include a processor to receive sensor data from thesensor 304 of the instrumentation object 300A, the sensor data may bebased on movement of the instrumentation object 300A. The processor mayrecognize a gesture from the sensor data, such as a back or forthmovement, a tapping of the instrumentation object 300A on a string, etc.The processor may determine, such as from the gesture, a visualizationeffect corresponding to the gesture or an audio effect corresponding tothe gesture. The visualization effect may be determined using avisualization engine. In an example, the processor may cause thevisualization effect or the audio effect to be output in response to thedetermination. The audio effect may include a natural sound caused bythe movement of the instrumentation object 300A.

In an example, causing the visualization effect to be output may includesending the visualization effect to a virtual reality headset of a usercontrolling the instrumentation object 300A, for example, to bedisplayed on the VR headset. Causing the audio effect to be output mayinclude sending the audio effect to a speaker to play the audio effect.The processor may send the visualization effect to a display to bedisplayed in coordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.The processor may receive data from the sensor 304 indicating an initialposition of the instrumentation object 300A and recognize the gesturebased on a determined final position of the instrumentation object 300A.The visualization effect or the audio effect may be determined based onan orientation of the instrumentation object 300A identified in thesensor data. The visualization effect may be based on one or more (e.g.,a series) of previously recognized gestures. The visualization effectmay include a lighting effect. Outputting the visualization effect mayinclude sending the lighting effect to a plurality of wearable devices,such as within a predetermined proximity of the instrumentation object300A to be displayed, for example at the plurality of wearable devices.Devices within the predetermined proximity may include devices on awi-fi network, within range of a Bluetooth device or devices, within aspecified distance, within a room, etc. The gesture may include a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimum or maximumacceleration, a maximum or minimum deceleration, or the like. The audioeffect may include a Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression instructionfor a MIDI player.

The instrumentation object 300B may be a guitar pick. Theinstrumentation object 300B includes a sensor 310 and may includecircuitry 312, such as a transceiver, a processor, memory, or a systemon a chip. The instrumentation object 300B may be used to strum astringed instrument, such as a guitar. Movement of the instrumentationobject 300B may correspond with a visual or audible effect to beproduced. For example, when the instrumentation object 300B is used tostrum a guitar upward, a first visual or audible effect may beidentified and when the instrumentation object 300B is used to strum theguitar downward, a second visual or audible effect may be identified andused.

The instrumentation object 300B may be in communication with a server.The server may include a processor to receive sensor data from thesensor 310 of the instrumentation object 300B, the sensor data may bebased on movement of the instrumentation object 300B. The processor(e.g., circuitry 312) may recognize a gesture from the sensor data, suchas a strumming movement, a slapping movement, etc. The processor maydetermine, such as from the gesture, a visualization effectcorresponding to the gesture or an audio effect corresponding to thegesture. The visualization effect may be determined using avisualization engine. In an example, the processor may cause thevisualization effect or the audio effect to be output in response to thedetermination. The audio effect may include a natural sound caused bythe movement of the instrumentation object 300B.

In an example, causing the visualization effect to be output may includesending the visualization effect to a virtual reality headset of a usercontrolling the instrumentation object 300B, for example, to bedisplayed on the VR headset. Causing the audio effect to be output mayinclude sending the audio effect to a speaker to play the audio effect.The processor may send the visualization effect to a display to bedisplayed in coordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.The processor may receive data from the sensor 310 indicating an initialposition of the instrumentation object 300B and recognize the gesturebased on a determined final position of the instrumentation object 300B.The visualization effect or the audio effect may be determined based onan orientation of the instrumentation object 300B identified in thesensor data. The visualization effect may be based on one or more (e.g.,a series) of previously recognized gestures. The visualization effectmay include a lighting effect. Outputting the visualization effect mayinclude sending the lighting effect to a plurality of wearable devices,such as within a predetermined proximity of the instrumentation object300B to be displayed, for example at the plurality of wearable devices.Devices within the predetermined proximity may include devices on awi-fi network, within range of a Bluetooth device or devices, within aspecified distance, within a room, etc. The gesture may include a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimum or maximumacceleration, a maximum or minimum deceleration, or the like. The audioeffect may include a Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression instructionfor a MIDI player.

The instrumentation object 300C may be a conductor's baton. Theinstrumentation object 300C includes a sensor 316 and may includecircuitry 318, such as a transceiver, a processor, memory, or a systemon a chip. The instrumentation object 300C may be used to conduct anorchestra, either real or virtual. The real orchestra may play music inresponse to movement of the instrumentation object 300C or orchestralsound may be created in response to movement of the instrumentationobject 300C with a virtual orchestra. A visual effect or audible effectmay be created or identified in response to movement of theinstrumentation object 300C.

The instrumentation object 300C may be in communication with a server.The server may include a processor to receive sensor data from thesensor 316 of the instrumentation object 300C, the sensor data may bebased on movement of the instrumentation object 300C. The processor(e.g., circuitry 318) may recognize a gesture from the sensor data, suchas a up and down or left and right movement, a conducting cadencemovement (e.g., based on a tempo of music being played, such as 3/4,4/4, 7/8, etc.), or the like. The processor may determine, such as fromthe gesture, a visualization effect corresponding to the gesture or anaudio effect corresponding to the gesture. The visualization effect maybe determined using a visualization engine. In an example, the processormay cause the visualization effect or the audio effect to be output inresponse to the determination.

In an example, causing the visualization effect to be output may includesending the visualization effect to a virtual reality headset of a usercontrolling the instrumentation object 300C, for example, to bedisplayed on the VR headset. Causing the audio effect to be output mayinclude sending the audio effect to a speaker to play the audio effect.The processor may send the visualization effect to a display to bedisplayed in coordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.The processor may receive data from the sensor 316 indicating an initialposition of the instrumentation object 300C and recognize the gesturebased on a determined final position of the instrumentation object 300C.The visualization effect or the audio effect may be determined based onan orientation of the instrumentation object 300C identified in thesensor data. The visualization effect may be based on one or more (e.g.,a series) of previously recognized gestures. The visualization effectmay include a lighting effect. Outputting the visualization effect mayinclude sending the lighting effect to a plurality of wearable devices,such as within a predetermined proximity of the instrumentation object300C to be displayed, for example at the plurality of wearable devices.Devices within the predetermined proximity may include devices on awi-fi network, within range of a Bluetooth device or devices, within aspecified distance, within a room, etc. The gesture may include a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimum or maximumacceleration, a maximum or minimum deceleration, or the like. The audioeffect may include a Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression instructionfor a MIDI player.

FIG. 4 illustrates a system 400 for providing effects corresponding tomovement of an instrumentation object in accordance with someembodiments. Remote instrumentation devices may include a drum stick410, a violin bow 416, a guitar pick 422, a conductor's baton 428, orthe like. The instrumentation devices 410, 416, 422, and 428 may includerespective sensors (e.g., 412, 418, 424, 430) and optionally respectivetransceivers or processors (e.g., 414, 420, 426, 432).

The system 400 includes a server 401 in communication with one or moreremote instrumentation devices (e.g., 410, 416, 422, 428), or a wearabledevice 408. The server 401 includes a processor 402, memory 404, and avisualization engine 406. The processor 402 may receive sensor data froma sensor (412, 418, 424, or 430) of one or more of the remoteinstrumentation devices (e.g., 410, 416, 422, 428), such as the drumstick sensor 412. The drum stick 410 may be paired with a second drumstick, and the pair may include a parent and a child drum stick. Forexample, the child drum stick may have limited communicationcapabilities (e.g., capable of communicating with the parent drum stick,but may be incapable of communicating with another remote device. Theparent drum stick may have the processor 414 or a transceiver, forexample to communicate with a mobile device, wearable device, or remotedevice. The pair of drum sticks may be used together. The processor 402may receive the sensor data from one of the pair of drum sticks (e.g., aparent) or both (e.g., individually, or via the parent). In an example,the sensor data is based on movement of the drum stick 410.

In an example, the processor 402 may recognize a gesture from the sensordata. For example, the gesture may include a drum strike, a violinplaying movement, a conductor baton conducting movement, a guitar strum,etc. The gesture may include one or more of a linear movement, a tappingmovement, a sweeping movement, a minimum or maximum acceleration, aminimum or maximum deceleration, or the like. The processor 402 maydetermine, for example using the gesture, a visualization effectcorresponding to the gesture. The visualization effect may be determinedusing the visualization engine 406. In an example, to determine thevisualization effect, the processor 402 is to determine thevisualization effect based on a series of previously recognizedgestures. The visualization effect may include a lighting effect, suchas a flashing light or light sequence on a screen, a virtual realitylight effect, or a light effect sent for display to a plurality ofwearable devices (e.g., the wearable device 408). The plurality ofwearable devices may be identified within a proximity of the remoteinstrumentation devices (e.g., 410, 416, 422, 428). The processor 402may receive wearable sensor data from the plurality of wearable devices(e.g., the wearable device 408), which may be within a predeterminedproximity of the remote instrumentation devices (e.g., 410, 416, 422,428). The visualization effect may be modified, for example, based onthe wearable sensor data. Devices within the predetermined proximity mayinclude devices on a wi-fi network, within range of a Bluetooth deviceor devices, within a specified distance, within a room, etc.

The processor 402 may determine an audio effect corresponding to thegesture including, for example, a drum sound, a violin sound (or otherstringed instrument sound), a guitar sound, an orchestral sound (e.g., acombination of sounds from a plurality of instruments), or the like. Inan example, the visualization effect and the audio effect are determinedbased on an orientation of the remote instrumentation devices (e.g.,410, 416, 422, 428) identified in the sensor data. In an example, theaudio effect may include Multidimensional Polyphonic Expressioninstructions for a musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) player.

The processor 402 may cause the visualization effect or the audio effectto be output, such as in response to the determination. In an example,the visualization effect may be output to a virtual reality headset 434,which may display the visualization effect using a virtual realitydisplay The virtual reality headset 434 may be on a user who iscontrolling a remote instrumentation device (e.g., 410, 416, 422, 428).The visualization effect may be displayed in coordination with the audioeffect played, for example, by a speaker. The speaker may be used toplay the audio effect.

In an example, the processor 402 may receive data from the sensorindicating an initial position of the remote instrumentation devices(e.g., 410, 416, 422, 428). For example, the processor 402 may determinea final position of the remote instrumentation devices (e.g., 410, 416,422, 428), such as a drum stick 410. In an example, the drum stick 410may be used to generate the drum sound (e.g., without striking a drum),which may be determined based on the initial position and the finalposition.

In an example, the processor 402 may receive additional sensor data froma second sensor attached to an ankle or a foot of a user who iscontrolling the drum stick. A second gesture may be recognized from theadditional sensor data. The processor 402 may determine from the secondgesture, a second audio effect or a second visualization effect. Thesecond audio effect may include a second drum sound corresponding to thesecond gesture. The processor 402 may cause the second audio effect orthe second visualization effect to be output with the visualizationeffect or the audio effect.

FIG. 5 illustrates a flowchart showing a technique 500 for providingeffects corresponding to movement of an instrumentation object inaccordance with some embodiments. The technique 500 includes anoperation 502 to receive sensor data from a sensor of at least one drumstick of a pair of drum sticks. The sensor data may be based on movementof the at least one drum stick. The sensor data may include data fromsensors of both the pair of drum sticks. The Gesture may includemovement of the pair of drum sticks in coordination with each other.

The technique 500 includes an operation 504 to recognize a gesture. Thegesture may include a linear movement, a tapping movement, a sweepingmovement, a minimum or maximum acceleration, a minimum or maximumdeceleration, or the like. The technique 500 includes an operation 506to determine a visualization effect and an audio effect. The effectscorresponding to the gesture. In an example, determining thevisualization effect includes using a visualization engine. In anexample, determining the visualization effect includes determining thevisualization effect based on one or more (e.g., a series) of previouslyrecognized gestures. The audio effect may include MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression instructions for a MIDI player.

The technique 500 includes an operation 508 to output the visualizationeffect and the audio effect, such as in response to the determination.Outputting the visualization effect may include sending thevisualization effect to a virtual reality headset of a user controllingthe pair of drum sticks to be displayed on the virtual reality headset.Outputting the audio effect may include sending the audio effect to aspeaker to play the audio effect. The visualization effect and the audioeffect may be displayed and played, respectively, in coordination.

In an example, the technique 500 may include receiving data from thesensor indicating an initial position of the drum stick, and recognizingthe gesture may include determining a final position of the drum stick.The drum sound may be determined based on the initial position or thefinal position. The visualization effect corresponding to the gesture orthe audio effect including the drum sound may corresponding to thegesture may be determined based on an orientation of the drum stickidentified in the sensor data.

The technique 500 may include receiving additional sensor data from asecond sensor attached to an ankle or a foot of a user controlling thedrum stick, recognizing a second gesture from the additional sensordata, determining, from the second gesture, a second audio effectincluding a second drum sound corresponding to the second gesture, andcausing the second audio effect to be output with the visualizationeffect and the audio effect. The technique 500 may include receivingwearable sensor data from a plurality of wearable devices, such aswithin a predetermined proximity of the drum stick. The visualizationeffect may be modified based on the wearable sensor data. Thevisualization effect may include a lighting effect, which may be sent toa plurality of wearable devices within a predetermined proximity of thedrum stick, such as to be displayed at the plurality of wearabledevices. Devices within the predetermined proximity may include deviceson a wi-fi network, within range of a Bluetooth device or devices,within a specified distance, within a room, etc.

FIG. 6 illustrates generally an example of a block diagram of a machine600 upon which any one or more of the techniques (e.g., methodologies)discussed herein may perform in accordance with some embodiments. Inalternative embodiments, the machine 600 may operate as a standalonedevice or may be connected (e.g., networked) to other machines. In anetworked deployment, the machine 600 may operate in the capacity of aserver machine, a client machine, or both in server-client networkenvironments. In an example, the machine 600 may act as a peer machinein peer-to-peer (P2P) (or other distributed) network environment. Themachine 600 may be a personal computer (PC), a tablet PC, a set-top box(STB), a personal digital assistant (PDA), a mobile telephone, a webappliance, a network router, switch or bridge, or any machine capable ofexecuting instructions (sequential or otherwise) that specify actions tobe taken by that machine. Further, while only a single machine isillustrated, the term “machine” shall also be taken to include anycollection of machines that individually or jointly execute a set (ormultiple sets) of instructions to perform any one or more of themethodologies discussed herein, such as cloud computing, software as aservice (SaaS), other computer cluster configurations.

Examples, as described herein, may include, or may operate on, logic ora number of components, modules, or mechanisms. Modules are tangibleentities (e.g., hardware) capable of performing specified operationswhen operating. A module includes hardware. In an example, the hardwaremay be specifically configured to carry out a specific operation (e.g.,hardwired). In an example, the hardware may include configurableexecution units (e.g., transistors, circuits, etc.) and a computerreadable medium containing instructions, where the instructionsconfigure the execution units to carry out a specific operation when inoperation. The configuring may occur under the direction of theexecutions units or a loading mechanism. Accordingly, the executionunits are communicatively coupled to the computer readable medium whenthe device is operating. In this example, the execution units may be amember of more than one module. For example, under operation, theexecution units may be configured by a first set of instructions toimplement a first module at one point in time and reconfigured by asecond set of instructions to implement a second module.

Machine (e.g., computer system) 600 may include a hardware processor 602(e.g., a central processing unit (CPU), a graphics processing unit(GPU), a hardware processor core, or any combination thereof), a mainmemory 604 and a static memory 606, some or all of which may communicatewith each other via an interlink (e.g., bus) 608. The machine 600 mayfurther include a display unit 610, an alphanumeric input device 612(e.g., a keyboard), and a user interface (UI) navigation device 614(e.g., a mouse). In an example, the display unit 610, alphanumeric inputdevice 612 and UI navigation device 614 may be a touch screen display.The machine 600 may additionally include a storage device (e.g., driveunit) 616, a signal generation device 618 (e.g., a speaker), a networkinterface device 620, and one or more sensors 621, such as a globalpositioning system (GPS) sensor, compass, accelerometer, or othersensor. The machine 600 may include an output controller 628, such as aserial (e.g., universal serial bus (USB), parallel, or other wired orwireless (e.g., infrared (IR), near field communication (NFC), etc.)connection to communicate or control one or more peripheral devices(e.g., a printer, card reader, etc.).

The storage device 616 may include a machine readable medium 622 that isnon-transitory on which is stored one or more sets of data structures orinstructions 624 (e.g., software) embodying or utilized by any one ormore of the techniques or functions described herein. The instructions624 may also reside, completely or at least partially, within the mainmemory 604, within static memory 606, or within the hardware processor602 during execution thereof by the machine 600. In an example, one orany combination of the hardware processor 602, the main memory 604, thestatic memory 606, or the storage device 616 may constitute machinereadable media.

While the machine readable medium 622 is illustrated as a single medium,the term “machine readable medium” may include a single medium ormultiple media (e.g., a centralized or distributed database, orassociated caches and servers) configured to store the one or moreinstructions 624.

The term “machine readable medium” may include any medium that iscapable of storing, encoding, or carrying instructions for execution bythe machine 600 and that cause the machine 600 to perform any one ormore of the techniques of the present disclosure, or that is capable ofstoring, encoding or carrying data structures used by or associated withsuch instructions. Non-limiting machine readable medium examples mayinclude solid-state memories, and optical and magnetic media. Specificexamples of machine readable media may include: non-volatile memory,such as semiconductor memory devices (e.g., Electrically ProgrammableRead-Only Memory (EPROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-OnlyMemory (EEPROM)) and flash memory devices; magnetic disks, such asinternal hard disks and removable disks; magneto-optical disks; andCD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks.

The instructions 624 may further be transmitted or received over acommunications network 626 using a transmission medium via the networkinterface device 620 utilizing any one of a number of transfer protocols(e.g., frame relay, internet protocol (IP), transmission controlprotocol (TCP), user datagram protocol (UDP), hypertext transferprotocol (HTTP), etc.). Example communication networks may include alocal area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), a packet datanetwork (e.g., the Internet), mobile telephone networks (e.g., cellularnetworks), Plain Old Telephone (POTS) networks, and wireless datanetworks (e.g., Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)802.11 family of standards known as Wi-Fi®, IEEE 802.16 family ofstandards known as WiMax®), IEEE 802.15.4 family of standards,peer-to-peer (P2P) networks, among others. In an example, the networkinterface device 620 may include one or more physical jacks (e.g.,Ethernet, coaxial, or phone jacks) or one or more antennas to connect tothe communications network 626. In an example, the network interfacedevice 620 may include a plurality of antennas to wirelessly communicateusing at least one of single-input multiple-output (SIMO),multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), or multiple-input single-output(MISO) techniques. The term “transmission medium” shall be taken toinclude any intangible medium that is capable of storing, encoding orcarrying instructions for execution by the machine 600, and includesdigital or analog communications signals or other intangible medium tofacilitate communication of such software.

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Each of these non-limiting examples may stand on its own, or may becombined in various permutations or combinations with one or more of theother examples.

Example 1 is a server in communication with a pair of drum sticks, theserver comprising: a processor to: receive sensor data from a sensor ofat least one drum stick of the pair of drum sticks, the sensor databased on movement of the at least one drum stick; recognize a gesturefrom the sensor data; determine, from the gesture, a visualizationeffect corresponding to the gesture and an audio effect including a drumsound corresponding to the gesture; and cause the visualization effectand the audio effect to be output in response to the determination.

In Example 2, the subject matter of Example 1 optionally includeswherein to determine the visualization effect, the processor is to use avisualization engine.

In Example 3, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-2optionally include wherein the sensor data includes data from sensors ofboth of the pair of drum sticks and wherein the gesture includesmovement of the pair of drum sticks in coordination with each other.

In Example 4, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-3optionally include wherein to cause the visualization effect to beoutput, the processor is to send the visualization effect to a virtualreality headset of a user controlling the pair of drum sticks to bedisplayed on the virtual reality headset.

In Example 5, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-4optionally include wherein to cause the audio effect to be output, theprocessor is to send the audio effect to a speaker to play the audioeffect.

In Example 6, the subject matter of Example 5 optionally includeswherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, the processor isto send the visualization effect to a display to be displayed incoordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.

In Example 7, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-6optionally include wherein the processor is further to receive data fromthe sensor indicating an initial position of the drum stick, and whereinto recognize the gesture, the processor is to determine a final positionof the drum stick.

In Example 8, the subject matter of Example 7 optionally includeswherein the drum sound is determined based on the initial position andthe final position.

In Example 9, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-8optionally include wherein the visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and the audio effect including the drum sound corresponding tothe gesture are determined based on an orientation of the drum stickidentified in the sensor data.

In Example 10, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-9optionally include wherein to determine the visualization effect, theprocessor is to determine the visualization effect based on a series ofpreviously recognized gestures.

In Example 11, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-10optionally include wherein the processor is further to: receiveadditional sensor data from a second sensor attached to an ankle or afoot of a user controlling the drum stick; recognize a second gesturefrom the additional sensor data; determine, from the second gesture, asecond audio effect including a second drum sound corresponding to thesecond gesture; and cause the second audio effect to be output with thevisualization effect and the audio effect.

In Example 12, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-11optionally include wherein the processor is further to: receive wearablesensor data from a plurality of wearable devices within a predeterminedproximity of the drum stick; and modify the visualization effect basedon the wearable sensor data.

In Example 13, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-12optionally include wherein the visualization effect includes a lightingeffect, and wherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, theprocessor is to send the lighting effect to a plurality of wearabledevices within a predetermined proximity of the drum stick to bedisplayed at the plurality of wearable devices.

In Example 14, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-13optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 15, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 1-14optionally include wherein the audio effect includes MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression instructions for a musical instrument digitalinterface (MIDI) player.

Example 16 is a method for providing effects corresponding to movementof drum sticks, the method comprising: receiving sensor data from asensor of at least one drum stick of a pair of drum sticks, the sensordata based on movement of the at least one drum stick; recognizing agesture from the sensor data; determining, from the gesture, avisualization effect corresponding to the gesture and an audio effectincluding a drum sound corresponding to the gesture; and causing thevisualization effect and the audio effect to be output in response tothe determination.

In Example 17, the subject matter of Example 16 optionally includeswherein determining the visualization effect includes using avisualization engine.

In Example 18, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-17optionally include wherein the sensor data includes data from sensors ofboth of the pair of drum sticks and wherein the gesture includesmovement of the pair of drum sticks in coordination with each other.

In Example 19, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-18optionally include wherein causing the visualization effect to be outputincludes sending the visualization effect to a virtual reality headsetof a user controlling the pair of drum sticks to be displayed on thevirtual reality headset.

In Example 20, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-19optionally include wherein causing the audio effect to be outputincludes sending the audio effect to a speaker to play the audio effect.

In Example 21, the subject matter of Example 20 optionally includeswherein causing the visualization effect to be output includes sendingthe visualization effect to a display to be displayed in coordinationwith the audio effect played by the speaker.

In Example 22, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-21optionally include receiving data from the sensor indicating an initialposition of the drum stick, and wherein recognizing the gesture includesdetermining a final position of the drum stick.

In Example 23, the subject matter of Example 22 optionally includeswherein the drum sound is determined based on the initial position andthe final position.

In Example 24, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-23optionally include wherein the visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and the audio effect including the drum sound corresponding tothe gesture are determined based on an orientation of the drum stickidentified in the sensor data.

In Example 25, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-24optionally include wherein determining the visualization effect includesdetermining the visualization effect based on a series of previouslyrecognized gestures.

In Example 26, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-25optionally include receiving additional sensor data from a second sensorattached to an ankle or a foot of a user controlling the drum stick;recognizing a second gesture from the additional sensor data;determining, from the second gesture, a second audio effect including asecond drum sound corresponding to the second gesture; and causing thesecond audio effect to be output with the visualization effect and theaudio effect.

In Example 27, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-26optionally include receiving wearable sensor data from a plurality ofwearable devices within a predetermined proximity of the drum stick; andmodifying the visualization effect based on the wearable sensor data.

In Example 28, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-27optionally include wherein the visualization effect includes a lightingeffect, and wherein causing the visualization effect to be outputincludes sending the lighting effect to a plurality of wearable deviceswithin a predetermined proximity of the drum stick to be displayed atthe plurality of wearable devices.

In Example 29, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-28optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 30, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 16-29optionally include wherein the audio effect includes MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression instructions for a musical instrument digitalinterface (MIDI) player.

Example 31 is at least one machine-readable medium includinginstructions for operation of a computing system, which when executed bya machine, cause the machine to perform operations of any of the methodsof Examples 16-30.

Example 32 is an apparatus comprising means for performing any of themethods of Examples 16-30.

Example 33 is at least one machine-readable medium includinginstructions for providing effects corresponding to movement of drumsticks, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to: receivesensor data from a sensor of at least one drum stick of a pair of drumsticks, the sensor data based on movement of the at least one drumstick; recognize a gesture from the sensor data; determine, from thegesture, a visualization effect corresponding to the gesture and anaudio effect including a drum sound corresponding to the gesture; andcause the visualization effect and the audio effect to be output inresponse to the determination.

In Example 34, the subject matter of Example 33 optionally includeswherein the instructions to determine the visualization effect includeinstructions to use a visualization engine.

In Example 35, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-34optionally include wherein the sensor data includes data from sensors ofboth of the pair of drum sticks and wherein the gesture includesmovement of the pair of drum sticks in coordination with each other.

In Example 36, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-35optionally include wherein the instructions to cause the visualizationeffect to be output include instructions to send the visualizationeffect to a virtual reality headset of a user controlling the pair ofdrum sticks to be displayed on the virtual reality headset.

In Example 37, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-36optionally include wherein the instructions to cause the audio effect tobe output include instructions to send the audio effect to a speaker toplay the audio effect.

In Example 38, the subject matter of Example 37 optionally includeswherein the instructions to cause the visualization effect to be outputinclude instructions to send the visualization effect to a display to bedisplayed in coordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.

In Example 39, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-38optionally include instructions to receive data from the sensorindicating an initial position of the drum stick, and wherein theinstructions to recognize the gesture include instructions to determinea final position of the drum stick.

In Example 40, the subject matter of Example 39 optionally includeswherein the drum sound is determined based on the initial position andthe final position.

In Example 41, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-40optionally include wherein the visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and the audio effect including the drum sound corresponding tothe gesture are determined based on an orientation of the drum stickidentified in the sensor data.

In Example 42, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-41optionally include wherein the instructions to determine thevisualization effect include instructions to determine the visualizationeffect based on a series of previously recognized gestures.

In Example 43, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-42optionally include instructions to: receive additional sensor data froma second sensor attached to an ankle or a foot of a user controlling thedrum stick; recognize a second gesture from the additional sensor data;determine, from the second gesture, a second audio effect including asecond drum sound corresponding to the second gesture; and cause thesecond audio effect to be output with the visualization effect and theaudio effect.

In Example 44, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-43optionally include instructions to: receive wearable sensor data from aplurality of wearable devices within a predetermined proximity of thedrum stick; and modify the visualization effect based on the wearablesensor data.

In Example 45, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-44optionally include wherein the visualization effect includes a lightingeffect, and wherein the instructions to cause the visualization effectto be output include instructions to send the lighting effect to aplurality of wearable devices within a predetermined proximity of thedrum stick to be displayed at the plurality of wearable devices.

In Example 46, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-45optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 47, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 33-46optionally include wherein the audio effect includes MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression instructions for a musical instrument digitalinterface (MIDI) player.

Example 48 is an apparatus for providing effects corresponding tomovement of drum sticks, the apparatus comprising: means for receivingsensor data from a sensor of at least one drum stick of a pair of drumsticks, the sensor data based on movement of the at least one drumstick; means for recognizing a gesture from the sensor data; means fordetermining, from the gesture, a visualization effect corresponding tothe gesture and an audio effect including a drum sound corresponding tothe gesture; and means for causing the visualization effect and theaudio effect to be output in response to the determination.

In Example 49, the subject matter of Example 48 optionally includeswherein the means for determining the visualization effect include meansfor using a visualization engine.

In Example 50, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-49optionally include wherein the sensor data includes data from sensors ofboth of the pair of drum sticks and wherein the gesture includesmovement of the pair of drum sticks in coordination with each other.

In Example 51, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-50optionally include wherein the means for causing the visualizationeffect to be output include means for sending the visualization effectto a virtual reality headset of a user controlling the pair of drumsticks to be displayed on the virtual reality headset.

In Example 52, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-51optionally include wherein the means for causing the audio effect to beoutput include means for sending the audio effect to a speaker to playthe audio effect.

In Example 53, the subject matter of Example 52 optionally includeswherein the means for causing the visualization effect to be outputinclude means for sending the visualization effect to a display to bedisplayed in coordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.

In Example 54, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-53optionally include means for receiving data from the sensor indicatingan initial position of the drum stick, and wherein the means forrecognizing the gesture include means for determining a final positionof the drum stick.

In Example 55, the subject matter of Example 54 optionally includeswherein the drum sound is determined based on the initial position andthe final position.

In Example 56, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-55optionally include wherein the visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and the audio effect including the drum sound corresponding tothe gesture are determined based on an orientation of the drum stickidentified in the sensor data.

In Example 57, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-56optionally include wherein the means for determining the visualizationeffect include means for determining the visualization effect based on aseries of previously recognized gestures.

In Example 58, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-57optionally include means for receiving additional sensor data from asecond sensor attached to an ankle or a foot of a user controlling thedrum stick; means for recognizing a second gesture from the additionalsensor data; means for determining, from the second gesture, a secondaudio effect including a second drum sound corresponding to the secondgesture; and means for causing the second audio effect to be output withthe visualization effect and the audio effect.

In Example 59, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-58optionally include means for receiving wearable sensor data from aplurality of wearable devices within a predetermined proximity of thedrum stick; and means for modifying the visualization effect based onthe wearable sensor data.

In Example 60, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-59optionally include wherein the visualization effect includes a lightingeffect, and wherein the means for causing the visualization effect to beoutput include means for sending the lighting effect to a plurality ofwearable devices within a predetermined proximity of the drum stick tobe displayed at the plurality of wearable devices.

In Example 61, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-60optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 62, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 48-61optionally include wherein the audio effect includes MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression instructions for a musical instrument digitalinterface (MIDI) player.

Example 63 is a virtual drum set system comprising: a pair of drumsticks each including: a sensor to provide data based on movement of thedrum stick; and a transceiver to transmit the sensor data; a deviceincluding a processor to: recognize a gesture from the sensor data; anddetermine, from the gesture, a visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and an audio effect including a drum sound corresponding to thegesture; and a display device to display the visualization effect; and aspeaker to play the audio effect.

In Example 64, the subject matter of Example 63 optionally includeswherein the device is a mobile device.

In Example 65, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-64optionally include wherein the device further includes a devicetransceiver to receive the sensor data.

In Example 66, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-65optionally include wherein the display device is a virtual realtyheadset and the visualization effect includes a virtual drum set.

In Example 67, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-66optionally include wherein the sensor includes a nine-axis sensorincluding a magnetometer, an accelerometer, and a gyroscope.

In Example 68, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-67optionally include wherein the speaker includes headphones.

In Example 69, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-68optionally include wherein one of the pair of drum sticks is a parentdrum stick and the transceiver of the parent drum stick is configured toreceive child sensor data from the other of the pair of drum sticks andwherein the transceiver of the parent drum stick is to send combinedsensor data to the device.

In Example 70, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-69optionally include wherein the sensor data includes data from sensors ofboth of the pair of drum sticks and wherein the gesture includesmovement of the pair of drum sticks in coordination with each other.

In Example 71, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-70optionally include wherein the processor is to send timing informationto the display device and the speaker to coordinate displaying thevisualization effect and playing the audio effect.

In Example 72, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-71optionally include wherein the visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and the audio effect including the drum sound corresponding tothe gesture are determined based on an orientation of the drum stickidentified in the sensor data.

In Example 73, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-72optionally include wherein to determine the visualization effect, theprocessor is to determine the visualization effect based on a series ofpreviously recognized gestures.

In Example 74, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-73optionally include wherein the system further comprises an additionalsensor attached to an ankle or a foot of a user controlling the drumstick; and wherein the processor is further to determine, from theadditional sensor data of the additional sensor, a second audio effectincluding a second drum sound corresponding to the second gesture.

In Example 75, the subject matter of Example 74 optionally includeswherein the speaker is to play the second audio effect.

In Example 76, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-75optionally include wherein the display device includes a plurality ofwearable devices within a predetermined proximity of the drum stick, thevisualization effect to be displayed at the plurality of wearabledevices.

In Example 77, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-76optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 78, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 63-77optionally include wherein the speaker is controlled by a musicalinstrument digital interface (MIDI) player and wherein the audio effectincludes Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression instructions for use bythe MIDI player.

Example 79 is a server in communication with a violin bow, the servercomprising: a processor to: receive sensor data from a sensor of theviolin bow, the sensor data based on movement of the violin bow;recognize a gesture from the sensor data; determine, from the gesture, avisualization effect corresponding to the gesture and an audio effectcorresponding to the gesture; and cause the visualization effect and theaudio effect to be output in response to the determination, the audioeffect including a natural sound caused by the movement of the violinbow.

In Example 80, the subject matter of Example 79 optionally includeswherein to determine the visualization effect, the processor is to use avisualization engine.

In Example 81, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-80optionally include wherein to cause the visualization effect to beoutput, the processor is to send the visualization effect to a virtualreality headset of a user controlling the violin bow to be displayed onthe virtual reality headset.

In Example 82, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-81optionally include wherein to cause the audio effect to be output, theprocessor is to send the audio effect to a speaker to play the audioeffect.

In Example 83, the subject matter of Example 82 optionally includeswherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, the processor isto send the visualization effect to a display to be displayed incoordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.

In Example 84, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-83optionally include wherein the processor is further to receive data fromthe sensor indicating an initial position of the violin bow, and whereinto recognize the gesture, the processor is to determine a final positionof the violin bow.

In Example 85, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-84optionally include wherein the visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and the audio effect corresponding to the gesture are determinedbased on an orientation of the violin bow identified in the sensor data.

In Example 86, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-85optionally include wherein to determine the visualization effect, theprocessor is to determine the visualization effect based on a series ofpreviously recognized gestures.

In Example 87, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-86optionally include wherein the visualization effect includes a lightingeffect, and wherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, theprocessor is to send the lighting effect to a plurality of wearabledevices within a predetermined proximity of the violin bow to bedisplayed at the plurality of wearable devices.

In Example 88, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-87optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 89, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 79-88optionally include wherein the audio effect includes MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression instructions for a musical instrument digitalinterface (MIDI) player.

Example 90 is a server in communication with a guitar pick, the servercomprising: a processor to: receive sensor data from a sensor of guitarpick, the sensor data based on movement of the guitar pick; recognize agesture from the sensor data; determine, from the gesture, avisualization effect corresponding to the gesture and an audio effectcorresponding to the gesture; and cause the visualization effect and theaudio effect to be output in response to the determination, the audioeffect including a natural sound caused by the movement of the guitarpick.

In Example 91, the subject matter of Example 90 optionally includeswherein to determine the visualization effect, the processor is to use avisualization engine.

In Example 92, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-91optionally include wherein to cause the visualization effect to beoutput, the processor is to send the visualization effect to a virtualreality headset of a user controlling the guitar pick to be displayed onthe virtual reality headset.

In Example 93, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-92optionally include wherein to cause the audio effect to be output, theprocessor is to send the audio effect to a speaker to play the audioeffect.

In Example 94, the subject matter of Example 93 optionally includeswherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, the processor isto send the visualization effect to a display to be displayed incoordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.

In Example 95, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-94optionally include wherein the processor is further to receive data fromthe sensor indicating an initial position of the guitar pick, andwherein to recognize the gesture, the processor is to determine a finalposition of the guitar pick.

In Example 96, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-95optionally include wherein the visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and the audio effect corresponding to the gesture are determinedbased on an orientation of the guitar pick identified in the sensordata.

In Example 97, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-96optionally include wherein to determine the visualization effect, theprocessor is to determine the visualization effect based on a series ofpreviously recognized gestures.

In Example 98, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-97optionally include wherein the visualization effect includes a lightingeffect, and wherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, theprocessor is to send the lighting effect to a plurality of wearabledevices within a predetermined proximity of the guitar pick to bedisplayed at the plurality of wearable devices.

In Example 99, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-98optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linearmovement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 100, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples 90-99optionally include wherein the audio effect includes MultidimensionalPolyphonic Expression instructions for a musical instrument digitalinterface (MIDI) player.

Example 101 is a server in communication with a conductor baton, theserver comprising: a processor to: receive sensor data from a sensor ofthe conductor baton, the sensor data based on movement of the conductorbaton; recognize a gesture from the sensor data; determine, from thegesture, a visualization effect corresponding to the gesture and anaudio effect corresponding to the gesture; and cause the visualizationeffect and the audio effect to be output in response to thedetermination, the audio effect to be played with corresponding naturalsounds directed by the movement of the conductor baton.

In Example 102, the subject matter of Example 101 optionally includeswherein to determine the visualization effect, the processor is to use avisualization engine.

In Example 103, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-102 optionally include wherein to cause the visualization effect tobe output, the processor is to send the visualization effect to avirtual reality headset of a user controlling the conductor baton to bedisplayed on the virtual reality headset.

In Example 104, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-103 optionally include wherein to cause the audio effect to beoutput, the processor is to send the audio effect to a speaker to playthe audio effect.

In Example 105, the subject matter of Example 104 optionally includeswherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, the processor isto send the visualization effect to a display to be displayed incoordination with the audio effect played by the speaker.

In Example 106, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-105 optionally include wherein the processor is further to receivedata from the sensor indicating an initial position of the conductorbaton, and wherein to recognize the gesture, the processor is todetermine a final position of the conductor baton.

In Example 107, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-106 optionally include wherein the visualization effectcorresponding to the gesture and the audio effect corresponding to thegesture are determined based on an orientation of the conductor batonidentified in the sensor data.

In Example 108, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-107 optionally include wherein to determine the visualizationeffect, the processor is to determine the visualization effect based ona series of previously recognized gestures.

In Example 109, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-108 optionally include wherein the visualization effect includes alighting effect, and wherein to cause the visualization effect to beoutput, the processor is to send the lighting effect to a plurality ofwearable devices within a predetermined proximity of the conductor batonto be displayed at the plurality of wearable devices.

In Example 110, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-109 optionally include wherein the gesture includes at least one ofa linear movement, a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimumacceleration, or a minimum deceleration.

In Example 111, the subject matter of any one or more of Examples101-110 optionally include wherein the audio effect includesMultidimensional Polyphonic Expression instructions for a musicalinstrument digital interface (MIDI) player.

Example 112 is at least one machine-readable medium includinginstructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine toperform operations of any of the operations of Examples 1-111.

Example 113 is an apparatus comprising means for performing any of theoperations of Examples 1-111.

Example 114 is a system to perform the operations of any of the Examples1-111.

Example 115 is a method to perform the operations of any of the Examples1-111.

Method examples described herein may be machine or computer-implementedat least in part. Some examples may include a computer-readable mediumor machine-readable medium encoded with instructions operable toconfigure an electronic device to perform methods as described in theabove examples. An implementation of such methods may include code, suchas microcode, assembly language code, a higher-level language code, orthe like. Such code may include computer readable instructions forperforming various methods. The code may form portions of computerprogram products. Further, in an example, the code may be tangiblystored on one or more volatile, non-transitory, or non-volatile tangiblecomputer-readable media, such as during execution or at other times.Examples of these tangible computer-readable media may include, but arenot limited to, hard disks, removable magnetic disks, removable opticaldisks (e.g., compact disks and digital video disks), magnetic cassettes,memory cards or sticks, random access memories (RAMs), read onlymemories (ROMs), and the like.

What is claimed is:
 1. A server in communication with a pair of drumsticks, the server comprising: a processor to: receive sensor data froma sensor of at least one drum stick of the pair of drum sticks, thesensor data based on movement of the at least one drum stick; recognizea gesture from the sensor data; determine, from the gesture, avisualization effect corresponding to the gesture and an audio effectincluding a drum sound corresponding to the gesture; and cause thevisualization effect and the audio effect to be output in response tothe determination, wherein the visualization effect includes a virtualdrum set and is output to a display to be displayed in coordination withthe audio effect.
 2. The server of claim 1, wherein to determine thevisualization effect, the processor is to use a visualization engine. 3.The server of claim 1, wherein the sensor data includes data fromsensors of both of the pair of drum sticks and wherein the gestureincludes movement of the pair of drum sticks in coordination with eachother.
 4. The server of claim 1, wherein to cause the visualizationeffect to be output, the processor is to send the visualization effectto a virtual reality headset of a user controlling the pair of drumsticks to be displayed on the virtual reality headset.
 5. The server ofclaim 1, wherein to cause the audio effect to be output, the processoris to send the audio effect to a speaker to play the audio effect. 6.The server of claim 1, wherein the output to the display includescaptured video of a person performing the movement with the at least onedrumstick.
 7. The server of claim 1, wherein the processor is further toreceive data from the sensor indicating an initial position of the atleast one drum stick, and wherein to recognize the gesture, theprocessor is to determine a final position of the at least one drumstick.
 8. The server of claim 7, wherein the drum sound is determinedbased on the initial position and the final position.
 9. The server ofclaim 1, wherein the visualization effect corresponding to the gestureand the audio effect including the drum sound corresponding to thegesture are determined based on an orientation of the at least one drumstick identified in the sensor data.
 10. The server of claim 1, whereinto determine the visualization effect, the processor is to determine thevisualization effect based on a series of previously recognizedgestures.
 11. The server of claim 1, wherein the processor is furtherto: receive additional sensor data from a second sensor attached to anankle or a foot of a user controlling the at least one drum stick;recognize a second gesture from the additional sensor data; determine,from the second gesture, a second audio effect including a second drumsound corresponding to the second gesture; and cause the second audioeffect to be output with the visualization effect and the audio effect.12. The server of claim 1, wherein the processor is further to: receivewearable sensor data from a plurality of wearable devices within apredetermined proximity of the at least one drum stick; and modify thevisualization effect based on the wearable sensor data.
 13. The serverof claim 1, wherein the visualization effect includes a lighting effect,and wherein to cause the visualization effect to be output, theprocessor is to send the lighting effect to a plurality of wearabledevices within a predetermined proximity of the at least one drum stickto be displayed at the plurality of wearable devices.
 14. The server ofclaim 1, wherein the gesture includes at least one of a linear movement,a tapping movement, a sweeping movement, a minimum acceleration, or aminimum deceleration.
 15. The server of claim 1, wherein the audioeffect includes Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression instructions fora musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) player.
 16. A method forproviding effects corresponding to movement of drum sticks, the methodcomprising: receiving sensor data from a sensor of at least one drumstick of a pair of drum sticks, the sensor data based on movement of theat least one drum stick; recognizing a gesture from the sensor data;determining, from the gesture, a visualization effect corresponding tothe gesture and an audio effect including a drum sound corresponding tothe gesture; and causing the visualization effect and the audio effectto be output in response to the determination, wherein the visualizationeffect includes a virtual drum set and is output to a display to bedisplayed in coordination with the audio effect.
 17. The method of claim16, wherein determining the visualization effect includes using avisualization engine.
 18. The method of claim 16, wherein the sensordata includes data from sensors of both of the pair of drum sticks andwherein the gesture includes movement of the pair of drum sticks incoordination with each other.
 19. The method of claim 16, whereincausing the visualization effect to be output includes sending thevisualization effect to a virtual reality headset of a user controllingthe pair of drum sticks to be displayed on the virtual reality headset.20. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium includinginstructions for providing effects corresponding to movement of drumsticks, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to: receivesensor data from a sensor of at least one drum stick of a pair of drumsticks, the sensor data based on movement of the at least one drumstick; recognize a gesture from the sensor data; determine, from thegesture, a visualization effect corresponding to the gesture and anaudio effect including a drum sound corresponding to the gesture; andcause the visualization effect and the audio effect to be output inresponse to the determination, wherein the visualization effect includesa virtual drum set and is output to a display to be displayed incoordination with the audio effect.
 21. The at least one non-transitorymachine-readable medium of claim 20, further comprising instructions to:receive wearable sensor data from a plurality of wearable devices withina predetermined proximity of the at least one drum stick; and modify thevisualization effect based on the wearable sensor data.
 22. The at leastone non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 20, wherein thevisualization effect includes a lighting effect, and wherein theinstructions to cause the visualization effect to be output includeinstructions to send the lighting effect to a plurality of wearabledevices within a predetermined proximity of the at least one drum stickto be displayed at the plurality of wearable devices.
 23. A virtual drumset system comprising: a pair of drum sticks each including: a sensor toprovide data based on movement of a drum stick of the pair of drumsticks; and a transceiver to transmit the sensor data; a deviceincluding a processor to: recognize a gesture from the sensor data; anddetermine, from the gesture, a visualization effect corresponding to thegesture and an audio effect including a drum sound corresponding to thegesture; and a display device to display the visualization effect,wherein the visualization effect includes a virtual drum set and isoutput to a display to be displayed in coordination with the audioeffect; and a speaker to play the audio effect.
 24. The virtual drum setsystem of claim 23, wherein the display device is a virtual realtyheadset and the visualization effect includes a virtual drum set. 25.The virtual drum set system of claim 23, wherein the sensor includes anine-axis sensor including a magnetometer, an accelerometer, and agyroscope.